Here's the Deal! Part 1
By Kareng
@kareng (77570)
United States
July 5, 2025 7:57pm CST
This is a follow up to my last post of "Where Did We Go?"
@id_peace guessed right with Texas!
I was browsing through Marketplace Tuesday night when I came across a 24 ft. Searay HT240 Sundancer. This boat is similar to the Penn Yan boat that we last bought, but it had more of an appeal to me. I forwarded it to my husband and it must of grabbed him too because he contacted the owner. The owner wanted to get rid of it as quick as possible because it was parked at his aunt and uncle's house and being vandalized. These were all minor things, but they add up. He also had a friend that wanted the boat, but the friend planned on parting it out instead of fixing it up. Since this was his father's boat, who had passed away recently, he wanted to see the boat fixed and not destroyed. He told my husband that if he would come and look tonight (he didn't realize we were out of town/state) that he would mark the boat sold. My husband told him that we could be there tomorrow. He agreed to that so we threw some clothes together, ate real fast and hit the road. The boat was located about 40 minutes south of San Antonio, TX.
We drove through the night and arrived in his city around 9 am. We stopped at IHOP and had breakfast and then went to meet the man with the boat. The boat checked out for my husband and they agreed on a price. We left and went to Tractor Supply to get some lights for the trailer and a few other things and then went back, paid for the boat, hitched it up and left.
Stay tuned for Part 2!
Photo Credit: My Own
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@moffittjc (124855)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Jul
Wow! What a road trip. And that's a nice looking boat. I think you and your husband were smart to jump on it as quickly as you did. Considering where you live, how long of a road trip did it end up being?
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@kareng (77570)
• United States
6 Jul
We left Tuesday night and didn't get home until Thursday night. We did not get a hotel room, as the man needed to get home for a scheduled equipment delivery that needed to be signed for between 11 am and 3 pm. I'm fixing to add part 2 of this trip.
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@kareng (77570)
• United States
7 Jul
@moffittjc He had a mission to get back home. I stayed awake to make sure he didn't doze. I did sleep for 2 to 2.5 hours on the third blowout waiting for daylight.
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@moffittjc (124855)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Jul
@kareng That's quite a long trip without a break to sleep in a hotel room. But I'm sure it was a fun and memorable one for you both!
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@Nakitakona (57648)
• Philippines
6 Jul
The boat looks handsome and excellent. How's the motor? No issue?
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@kareng (77570)
• United States
7 Jul
@Nakitakona Yes. Main thing is that it all takes time to do it all correctly!
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@Nakitakona (57648)
• Philippines
6 Jul
@kareng That's basic in buying motorized vehicle.
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@Ineeddentures (10431)
•
6 Jul
That's the way to do business.
Why can't I meet folks like you who buy motorbikes.
Time wasting wankers, that's all I have had of late
Can't wait for part 2
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@kareng (77570)
• United States
7 Jul
@Ineeddentures Always, unless he is blind!!
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@FourWalls (76680)
• United States
6 Jul
Oh, man, poor San Antonio and the hill country in Texas with all those floods.
Glad you didn’t get caught by one.
Ready for part two!

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@kareng (77570)
• United States
7 Jul
@FourWalls Yes, I have and such a horrible thing to happen. So many lives lost and more missing...yet to be found. 

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@FourWalls (76680)
• United States
6 Jul
@kareng — I’m so sorry,
Have you seen the videos of that water rushing in? It’s like a tsunami! Unbelievable the way that water rushes in.

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@LindaOHio (194499)
• United States
6 Jul
Oh my goodness. Where are you keeping all of these boats?
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@LindaOHio (194499)
• United States
6 Jul
@kareng Ah. That makes sense. I have 1.25 acres. That's nice that you have so much room.
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